Name: Sex on the Beach
Ingredients: 1½ oz. (40ml) Vodka; 3/4 oz. (20ml) Peach schnapps; 1½ oz. (40ml) Cranberry juice; 1½ oz. (40ml) Orange juice

Why it works: Cranberry and orange match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 230 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Sex on the Beach

Ingredients

1½ oz. (40ml) Vodka
3/4 oz. (20ml) Peach schnapps
1½ oz. (40ml) Cranberry juice
1½ oz. (40ml) Orange juice

Directions

Fill a highball glass with ice.
Add all ingredients.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

167Calories

3 gProtein

1 gFat

41 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Peach	1 medium (150g)	59
Cranberry	1 cup raw (100g)	46
Vodka	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Cranberry + orangetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together230 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Peach + cranberrytop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together42 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Peach + orangetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together385 recipes

Shared aroma: pinene (pine, turpentine).
Vodka + cranberrytop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together125 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Vodka + orangetop 25% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together202 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Vodka: Provides the spirit base and alcohol strength, with little flavour of its own.
Peach schnapps: Adds sweetness and a peach aroma that carries the drink's fruity character.
Cranberry juice: Adds tartness, colour and fruit flavour that balances the sweetness.
Orange juice: Adds sweetness, acidity and citrus aroma, and gives the drink body.